Hi firstly great site, could get lost in here for days. My grand parents were ordinary soldiers and I'm sure finding specifics will be more luck...
Date of Enlistment: Army Number: 2752109 Rank: Serjeant Name: James Clark Reid FRASER Unit: 1 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Date of Birth:...
Army Number: 2615590 Rank: Guardsman Name: George Alfred SPENCE, MiD Unit: 3 Grenadier Guards London Gazette : 7 December 1944...
Hi All, Please see attached part of my Grandfather's service record. I'm looking for help with abbreviations and in identifying the units and...
Army Number: 777086 Rank: Bombardier Name: Joseph Norman GORE, MiD Unit: Royal Artillery London Gazette : 20 September 1945...
I am looking into any information on my paternal grandfather, the details that I have are below - would really like to know how I can obtain his...
Dear all, Does any one have a copy of the file WO 208/4656 Stalag 20a, Thorn, Poland : Killing and ill treatment of allied PoW's before I try and...
Hello, I am researching my Grandfather Fusilier Albert Edward Hopkins 6914348 4th Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Enlisted Rifle...
Long story, try to keep it short. A relative was in both Torun and Marienburg and survived the Long March. I have all of his letters home from...
Looking at my relatives Mi9 card and transferring the places to Google maps I have realised that whilst in 1940/41 he was attached to Stalag xxa...
Hi Guys New here and researching a medal (Malaya with ACC) I have and it appears he was captured in May 1940 with the 6th Seaforths and held at...
Hi - new to the Forum after coming across it while looking for information on my wife's Uncle who was a POW after Dunkirk. I am in the process of...
Hello, I’m researching my grandfather and great uncle both who were in the Black Watch. My grandfather would say they were in the 4th/6th bn. My...
Firstly hello to all members new and old . I joined this forum to help with the research of my Great granddad BATTERT SERGEANT MAJOR HARRY...
(Having trouble posting pictures on here, hopefully the files I mention are at the bottom of the post). I posted some time ago about a relative...
My wife’s grandfather, Frederick Richard John Gray served with C Coy, 4th Bn East Kent Regt from April 1939 (service number 6287814) and joined...
Doing some research into my great grandad Frederick Lawrence Bailey Holland. Rifleman in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, no. 6896664. Believe he...
Army Number 2732451 Rank: Guardsman Name: John Charles MUSTO Camp: Stalag XXA, Unit: 2 Welsh Guards Theatre: France 1940 Date of Capture: 22 May...
Date of Enlistment: 1 Dec 1945 [sic ; probably 1939] Army Number: 2735154 Rank: Guardsman Name: John Gordon WILSON Unit: 3 Company, 2 Welsh Guards...
Army Number: 2734742 Rank: Guardsman Name: P G WILTSHIRE Unit: Welsh Guards Theatre: POW Number: 5956 Date of Capture: Place of Capture: Camp:...
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